Wildcats Tame the Blazers

PROVIDENCE, RI - The Blazer Women headed to Johnson & Wales University on Thursday after noon where they fell in the conference match up, 64-51.

BASICS

Score: Wildcats 64 | Blazers 51

Records:  Wildcats (7-9, 4-5) | Blazers (6-10, 2-8)

How It Happened

JWU started hot going on a 9-0 point run, denying the Blazers a chance to get on the board for the first six minutes of play. Kayla Jackson (Saugus, MA) put the Blazers on the board after getting fouled retrieving an offensive board and then going 2-2 from the line about halfway through the first quarter. The Blazers continued to take shots from all over the court but were not successful, the Wildcats led 20-8 heading into the second quarter.

Soliyana Asfaw (Livingston, NJ) put up the first points of the scorless first two minutes of the quarter for both teams, cashing in a 3Pt shot assisted by Brianna Metellus (Springfield, MA). The Blazers were down by 12 points (23-11) with four minutes remaining in the quarter; Sadie Hunt (Sandwich, MA) knocked down a 3Pt shot and a layup in the matter of thirty seconds to kick start the Blazers into their comeback. In the final three minutes of the quarter the Elms Women went on a 17-2 point run over the Wildcats, taking the lead 28-25 heading into the halftime.

The Blazers held onto their lead until about the 6:30 minute mark when Wildcats Shaina Springer made a fast break layup to tie up the game 33-33. The Blazers were able to keep it a close game tying it up at 39-39, but unable to grab the lead for the rest of the quarter. The Blazers start to fall behind as the Wildcats build a six point lead by the end of the quarter, 47-41.

The Wildcats pulled away with a generous lead in the fourth quarter, and even still the Blazers continued to battle shooting 50% outside the arc and recording 15 boards. Blazers Asfaw recorded both the three pointers for the Blazers in the final quarter and both Jackson and Taila Uribe (South Hadley, MA) attained 4 boards each. Elms would fall to JWU 64-51 for the final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Kayla Jackson knocked down 15 points, 16 rebounds, 4-4 from the foul line and 1 Steal.
• Soliyana Asfaw cashed in 17 points, she went 3-8 from the three and 4-6 from the foul line.
• As a team the Blazers went 61.1% from the foul line and recorded 55 boards. 

UP NEXT

The Blazers host the Regis Women on Saturday January 21st in Picknelly Arena for 1PM start time.